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Someone who claimed to be working for Verizon has leaked details of an alleged memo that was sent by the carrier to store employees today. The memo reveals Galaxy Note 7 US pre-order and release dates. It mentions that the Galaxy Note 7 will be available for pre-order on Verizon starting August 3, one day after the handset is unveiled tomorrow, August 2. Previous reports claimed that the handset will be available for pre-order immediately after its announced.

Samsung is also going to introduce a new Gear VR alongside the Galaxy Note 7 tomorrow and the memo mentions that this new headset will be available from Verizon stores starting August 4. It doesn’t mention anything about Samsung giving away a free Gear VR unit to customers who pre-order a Galaxy Note 7 like it did with those who pre-ordered the Galaxy S7 earlier this year. The Galaxy Note 7 release date is claimed to be August 19 in the memo. This hasn’t been confirmed by Samsung or Verizon as yet but if it’s true expect a similar timeframe for other US carriers as well.